Category: Westminster Larger Catechism

Dear Church Family, Before we get into our review of the most recent Sunday school class and the Westminster Larger Catechism, I want to recommend a debate/discussion that I listened to last week entitled “For/Against Calvinism” with Michael Horton (for) and Roger Olson (against). I was speaking with a friend last week on the phone…

Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we continued our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC) in questions 69-72. Here is a brief review. WLC 69  What is the communion in grace which the members of the invisible church have with Christ?A. The communion in grace which the members of the invisible church…

Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we continued our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC) in questions 67-68. Here is a brief review. WLC 67  What is effectual calling?A. Effectual calling is the work of God’s almighty power and grace, whereby (out of his free and special love to his elect, and…

Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we continued our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC) in questions 63-66. Here is a brief review. WLC 63  What are the special privileges of the visible church? A. The visible church hath the privilege of being under God’s special care and government; of being protected…

Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we continued our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC) in questions 60-62. Here is a brief review. WLC 60  Can they who have never heard the gospel, and so know not Jesus Christ, nor believe in him, be saved by their living according to the light…

Dear Church Family, This past Sunday, we resumed our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC). Picking up where we left off, we covered questions 57-59. Here is a brief review. WLC 57  What benefits hath Christ procured by his mediation?A. Christ, by his mediation, hath procured redemption, with all other benefits of…

Dear Church Family, Continuing in our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), this past Sunday we covered question 56. Here is a brief review. WLC 56  How is Christ to be exalted in his coming again to judge the world?A. Christ is to be exalted in his coming again to judge the…

Dear Church Family, Continuing in our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), this past Sunday we covered questions 54-55. Here is a brief review. WLC 54  How is Christ exalted in his sitting at the right hand of God?A. Christ is exalted in his sitting at the right hand of God, in…

Dear Church Family, Continuing in our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), this past Sunday we covered questions 51-53. Here is a brief review. WLC 51  What was the estate of Christ’s exaltation ?A. The estate of Christ’s exaltation comprehendeth his resurrection, ascension, sitting at the right hand of the Father, and…

Dear Church Family, Continuing in our Sunday school lessons in the Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC), this past Sunday we covered question 50 – specifically, the meaning of the phrase “He descended into hell” from the Apostles’ Creed. Here is a brief review. The WLC describes the last part of Christ’s humiliation (His humiliation, or being…